Lift for Life Academy
Public middle school (charter) in St Louis, Missouri · Lift for Life Academy · Grades 5–8
Lift for Life Academy serves 260 students in grades 5–8 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 3 schools in Lift for Life Academy. By enrollment it is the 295th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 9.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Lift for Life Academy |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290057402828 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lift for Life Academy | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 260 | 865 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 12.3 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lift for Life Academy in context
Size
Lift for Life Academy is the only middle school in Lift for Life Academy. Its 260 students are 30.1% of the district's 865. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 259; Lift for Life Academy is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 51, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 8 has 57% more students than grade 5 (80 against 51). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 96.2% here and 97.3% across Lift for Life Academy. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Lift for Life Academy and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 54.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 28.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 260 students, Lift for Life Academy has 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 260 students would have about 20 teachers, so Lift for Life Academy has 8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Lift for Life Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture, 1.8 miles away in St. Louis City School District. Within 10 miles there are 29 other middle schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 96.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| White | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
54.2% of students are girls and 45.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 51 |
| Grade 6 | 57 |
| Grade 7 | 72 |
| Grade 8 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1731 S Broadway, St Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314)231-2337
Website: liftforlifeacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lift for Life Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 1.8 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Kairos Academies | Kairos Academies | 1.9 mi | 228 | 13.4 | 73.2% |
| Carr Lane Vpa Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.2 mi | 396 | 12 | 100% |
| KIPP Inspire Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 409 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Gateway Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 382 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Carnahan Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.4 mi | 214 | 11.3 | 98.6% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 2.7 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 2.8 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lift for Life Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift for Life Academy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 222 |
| Lift for Life Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 383 |